Vitamin D3 400 IU
by Natures Plus · softgel capsule · 180 softgels
- Off the market since February 2022 (NIH)
- UPC 0 97467 01040 6
- DSLD label 223091
- Serving 1 softgel
Vitamin D3 400 IU by Natures Plus lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 800 IU of vitamin A and 400 IU (10 mcg) of vitamin D3. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 24, 2020.
What is in Vitamin D3 400 IU?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Aas Fish Liver Oil, RetinolVitamin A (Form: as Retinol, from Fish Liver Oil (Form: Cod, Haddock, Pollack, or Saithe) PlantPart: liver) | 800 IU | 16% | 89% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A give more (median 4,000 IU). |
| Vitamin D3as Fish Liver OilVitamin D3 (Form: from Fish Liver Oil (Form: Cod, Haddock, Pollack, or Saithe) PlantPart: liver) (Alt. Name: Cholecalciferol) | 400 IU (10 mcg) | 100% | 57% of 14,175 products listing vitamin D give more (median 15 mcg). |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 223091 (entered June 24, 2020), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Vitamin D 400 IU (10 mcg)Swanson Premium Brand · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamins A & DSwanson Premium Brand · off the market same ingredients
- A & D 10,000 IU & 400 IU (3,000 mcg RAE) & (10 mcg)Carlson · off the market same ingredients
- Vitamin A & DBIOVEA same ingredients
- Vitamin A & D3Bronson same ingredients
- Vitamin A&D 3000 mcg RAE/10 mcg (10000 IU/400 IU)VitalBulk same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Directions: As a dietary supplement, one softgel daily.
- Warnings
- Contains fish.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Free from artificial colors and preservatives. Free from the common allergens wheat, soy and milk.
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed in a coo, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 223091.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water, Fish Liver Oil.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quality Natural Supplements.
How many labels does Vitamin D3 400 IU have?
3 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 223091 (current) Entered June 24, 2020 · off the market February 28, 2022 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 97467 01040 6
- Label 187615 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market February 28, 2022 · 90 tablets · UPC 0 97467 00991 2
- Label 12508 Entered November 21, 2012 · off the market February 20, 2020 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 97467 01040 6
DSLD also links this label to: Vitamin D3 500 IU Natural Black Cherry Flavor (image difference, same product), Vitamin D3 400 IU (10 mcg) (image difference, same product), D3 500 IU Sugar Free Black Cherry Flavor (image difference, same product).
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NATURE'S PLUS (distributor), Melville, NY. All Natures Plus products.